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SSH Communications Security (HEX: SSH), a world-leading developer of Internet security technologies, today announced SSH® Secure ShellTM 2.4, a new version of its leading encryption technology designed to protect Internet servers against the most common break- in method used by hackers - stealing passwords from the Internet. With new support for the industry's most-widely used authentication tools, such as RSA SecurID, Kerberos 5 and PAM (Pluggable Authentication Modules), Secure Shell 2.4 provides transparent, strong authentication over any IP-based connection for both client and server applications by encrypting terminal connections and file transfers over the Internet. "The integration of RSA SecurID, Kerberos 5 and PAM provides customers with the ability to achieve a greater degree of security," said Tatu Ylönen, founder, chairman and CTO of SSH. "Secure Shell 2.4 adds the increased flexibility and ease-of- use that users need to secure all remote log-ins from prying eyes."

SSH Secure Shell 2.4 includes several new advanced features designed to increase ease-of-use and functionality for end users:

• RSA SecurID - Available for Unix and Windows platforms, this feature offers a comprehensive range of authenticator options including hardware tokens, smart cards and software tokens.
  
• Kerberos 5 - This network authentication protocol developed by MIT is used to provide strong authentication for client/server systems for the Unix platform.
  
• PAM (Pluggable Authentication Modules) - PAM is the de facto standard for single sign-on authentication services for Linux and Solaris platforms. PAM allows system administrators to maintain a flexible security policy management.
  
• SSH2, SFTP2, SCP2 and SSH-KEYGEN2 command line tools - These tools help manage the Secure Shell systems with fast non-graphical interfaces.
  
• Configurable connection profiles - This system allows Windows client users to store each used connection as an easy-to- use "bookmark" and configure the settings separately.
  
• Configurable Windows client menus and toolbars - User can "redesign" the toolbars and menus by dragging and dropping them to a new location.
  
• Backwards compatibility - Secure Shell 2.4 offers improved interoperability with previous versions of SSH Secure Shell by importing old configurations into current profiles, as well as compatibility with VT test for terminal emulations and SSH1 protocol support for port forwarding and public key authentication.
  

About SSH Secure Shell

Invented in 1995 by Tatu Ylönen, Secure Shell (also referred to as SSH, SSH1 or SSH2) is a program to log into another computer over the Internet. Secure Shell secures the connection over the Internet by encrypting passwords and other data. Once launched, it transparently provides strong authentication and secure communications over insecure networks. Benefits of the Secure Shell technology include ease-of-use, strong security and flexibility. With over three million users in 80 countries, it is the de-facto standard for remote logins, and increasingly many organizations are completely prohibiting any other form of access to their networks from the public Internet. Secure Shell protects terminal connections, file transfers, e-mail access, graphical X11 (X Window System) applications and TCP/IP connections. Its main applications include Unix computers, system administration, Web site administration, and remote access to corporate resources over the Internet by employees or business partners. SSH Secure Shell has been adopted by major telecommunications suppliers (e.g., MCI), government agencies (e.g., NASA), universities (e.g., Harvard), networking vendors (e.g., Cisco), and numerous corporations.

Product Pricing and Availability

SSH Secure Shell 2.4 is currently shipping at a U.S. list price of $99 for a single workstation license. SSH Secure Shell for Windows Servers is available at a special introductory price of $495 (valid until Feb. 1, 2001), and $475 for Unix servers. Exact pricing depends on customer deployment. Contact SSH sales at www.ssh.com or contact SSH sales in Helsinki, Finland, at +358 9 8565 7180, Palo Alto, Calif., USA, at +1 650 251 2700 or Tokyo, Japan at +81 3 3459 6831.

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